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AN ACT concerning civil procedure; relating to costs; amending K.S.A.
  60-2003 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
  Section 1.  K.S.A. 60-2003 is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-
2003. Items which may be included in the taxation of costs are:
  (1)  The docket fee as provided for by K.S.A. 60-2001, and amend-
ments thereto.
  (2)  The mileage, fees, and other allowable expenses of the sheriff or
other officer incurred in the service of process outside of this state or in
effecting any of the provisional remedies authorized by this chapter.
  (3)  Publisher's charges in effecting any publication of notices author-
ized by law.
  (4)  Statutory fees and mileage of witnesses attending court or the
taking of depositions used as evidence.
  (5)  Reporter's or stenographic charges for the taking of depositions
used as evidence.
  (6)  The postage fees incurred pursuant to K.S.A. 60-303 or subsec-
tion (e) of K.S.A. 60-308, and amendments thereto.
  (7)  Alternative dispute resolution fees shall include fees, expenses
and other costs arising from mediation, conciliation, arbitration, settle-
ment conferences or other alternative dispute resolution means, whether
or not such means were successful in resolving the matter or matters in
dispute, which the court shall have ordered or to which the parties have
agreed.
  (8)  The mileage and fees of a private process server incurred in the
service of process or in effecting any of the provisional remedies author-
ized by this chapter.
  (9)  Such other charges as are by statute authorized to be taxed as
costs.
  Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 60-2003 is hereby repealed.
  Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.